Keyword: «ball possession»

Football is the most common type of sports activity. The most important problem of the game is possession of the ball. The article presents the results of a study on the development of technique and accuracy of possession of a soccer ball among young football players. The aim of the study was to introduce exercises to improve the technique of possession of a football. The main tasks were to select exercises to improve the technique of possession of the ball, to analyze the methodology of performing these exercises. Young football players of 10–12 years old, consisting of 12 people, took part in the experiment.